# Diamond mullet

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Species of ray-finned fish

Diamond mullet Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Mugiliformes Family: Mugilidae Genus: Planiliza Species: P. alata Binomial name Planiliza alata (Steindachner, 1892) Synonyms Mugil alatus Steindachner, 1892 Chelon alatus (Steindachner, 1892) Liza alata (Steindachner, 1892) Mugil diadema Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911 Liza diadema (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911) Pteromugil diadema (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911) Moolgarda ordensis Whitley, 1945

The **diamond mullet** (***Planiliza alata***), is a species of [mullet](/source/Mugilidae) and is also known as the **Ord River mullet**. This species lives in both [brackish](/source/Brackish_water) or freshwater. Adult fish are found in [estuaries](/source/Estuary), coastal waters and in some cases, ascending rivers into fresh water.[2][3]

## Description

This mullet is silvery gray being paler below. It has a yellow iris and reaches a length of up to 75 cm.[4]

## Distribution

The diamond mullet has an [Indo-West Pacific](/source/Indo-West_Pacific) distribution which extends from the eastern coast of Africa, including South Africa, through Madagascar and the [Mascarenes](/source/Mascarenes) east to Tonga and [Marquesas Islands](/source/Marquesas_Islands) in [French Polynesia](/source/French_Polynesia) and south to northern [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia) and the [Gulf of Carpentaria](/source/Gulf_of_Carpentaria) in western [Queensland](/source/Queensland).[1] It has also been reported inland on the [Zambezi](/source/Zambezi).[5]

It is a tropical species that inhabits inshore marine habitats including estuaries. It also travel hundreds of kilometres up rivers.[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-1) Sparks, J.S. (2017). ["*Planiliza alata*"](http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/95567920/0). *[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/The_IUCN_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species)*. **2017**. [IUCN](/source/IUCN): e.T95567920A95568158. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T95567920A95568158.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T95567920A95568158.en). Retrieved 15 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Eol.org](http://eol.org/pages/223853/hierarchy_entries/56606805/overview) Eol.org] Accessed Sept. 10, 2015

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Marinespecies.org](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218880) Accessed Sept. 11, 2015

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FoA_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FoA_4-1) Martin F. Gomon & Dianne J. Bray. ["*Liza alata*"](http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4537). *Fishes of Australia*. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FishBase_5-0)** [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["*Planiliza alata*"](https://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Planiliza&speciesname=alata). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. June 2018 version.

v t e Mugiliformes species (Mullets) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Mugiliformes Mugilidae Agonostomus Comoro mullet (A. catalai) Fairy mullet (A. telfairii) Aldrichetta Yellow-eye mullet (A. forsteri) Cestraeus Cestraeus goldiei Cestraeus oxyrhyncus Lobed river mullet (C. plicatilis) Chaenomugil Snouted mullet (C. proboscideus) Chelon Golden grey mullet (C. auratus) Cape Verde mullet (C. bispinosus) Diassanga mullet (C. bandialensis) Chelon caeruleus Grooved mullet (C. dumerili) Thicklip grey mullet (C. labrosus) Chelon natalensis Thinlip grey mullet (C. ramada) South African mullet (C. richardsonii) Leaping mullet (C. saliens) Striped mullet (C. tricuspidens) Crenimugil Bluetail mullet (C. buchanani) Fringelip mullet (C. crenilabis) Half fringelip mullet (C. heterocheilos) Longfin mullet (C. pedaraki) Bluespot mullet (C. seheli) Dajaus Mountain mullet (D. monticola) Ellochelon Squaretail mullet (E. vaigiensis) Gracimugil Flat-tail mullet (G. argenteus) Joturus Bobo mullet (J. pichardi) Minimugil Yellowtail mullet (M. cascasia) Mugil Banana mullet (M. bananensis) Mugil brevirostris Broussonnet's mullet (M. broussonnetii) Leaping African mullet (M. capurrii) Flathead grey mullet (M. cephalus) White mullet (M. curema) Dwarf mullet (M. curvidens) Redeye mullet (M. gaimardianus) Galapagos mullet (M. galapagensis) Hospe mullet (M. hospes) Parassi mullet (M. incilis) Lebranche mullet (M. liza) Mugil margaritae Mugil rubrioculus Liseta mullet (M. setosus) Thoburn's mullet (M. thoburni) Mugil trichodon Myxus Sand grey mullet (M. elongatus) Neochelon Sicklefin mullet (N. falcipinnis) Neomyxus Acute-jawed mullet (N. leuciscus) Oedalechilus Boxlip mullet (O. labeo) Osteomugil Longarm mullet (O. cunnesius) Kanda (O. engeli) Osteomugil formosae Longfinned mullet (O. perusii) Robust mullet (O. robustus) Speigler's mullet (O. speigleri) Parachelon Largescaled mullet (P. grandisquamis) Paramugil Silver mullet (P. georgii) Broad-mouthed mullet (P. parmatus) Planiliza Abu mullet (P. abu) Diamond mullet (P. alata) Keeled mullet (P. carinata) So-iuy mullet (P. haematocheilus) Klunzinger's mullet (P. klunzingeri) Eastern keelback mullet (P. lauvergnii) Largescale mullet (P. macrolepis) Saint Lucia mullet (P. melinoptera) Indian mullet (P. mandapamensis) Planiliza ordensis Gold-spot mullet (P. parsia) Persian mullet (P. persicus) Tade gray mullet (P. planiceps) Greenback mullet (P. subviridis) Planiliza tade Plicomugil Hornlip mullet (P. labiosus) Pseudomyxus Freshwater mullet (P. capensis) Rhinomugil Corsula (R. corsula) Sicamugil Burmese mullet (S. hamiltonii) Squalomugil Shark mullet (S. nasutus) Trachystoma Pinkeye mullet (T. petardi)

Taxon identifiers Liza alata Wikidata: Q2488304 CoL: 6QJXT GBIF: 2400704 IRMNG: 10150280 ITIS: 170384 WoRMS: 218880

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